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itnewsbot, 2 months ago to retrocomputing

Cybiko Repair-A-Thon With Memory Upgrade - Concluding a four-part repair-a-thon on a stack of Cybiko handheld computers, Rob... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/02/cybiko-repair-a-thon-with-memory-upgrade/ [#retrocomputing #repairhacks #cybiko

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Japan's Moon Lander Survived a 354-Hour Lunar Night. Now It Faces a Second One - It completed the most precise landing ever on the moon — albeit upside-down. And t... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/03/03/0452220/japans-moon-lander-survived-a-354-hour-lunar-night-now-it-faces-a-second-one?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #moon

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to Metal

Lost Print Vacuum Casting in a Microwave - Hacks are rough around the edges by their nature, so we love it when we get update... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/02/lost-print-vacuum-casting-in-a-microwave/ #plasterofparis #toolhacks #3dprinted #microwave #aluminum #forming #plastic #copper #pencil #vacuum #brass #metal #kiln #mold

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to opensource

French Court Issues Damages Award For Violation of GPL - Some news from "Copyleft Currents", the blog of open-source/IP lawyer Heather Meek... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/03/03/030200/french-court-issues-damages-award-for-violation-of-gpl?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #opensource

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Can't Get Things Done Without Background Noise? You're Not Alone - For those who find it hard to stop watching TikTok and YouTube, there are smart ways to u... - https://www.wsj.com/articles/cant-get-things-done-without-background-noise-youre-not-alone-c5a41773?mod=rss_Technology #paid

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

HP is in the rent-a-printer business now - Rent-a-print. | Image: HP

HP has a new proposition... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/2/24088867/hp-all-in-plan-printer-rental-instant-ink

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to RaspberryPi

Cheap Microscope Can Take Amazing Images With Some Simple Upgrades - [Birdbrain] is trying to make their own microfluidic devices. To aid in this quest... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/02/cheap-microscope-can-take-amazing-images-with-some-simple-upgrades/ #raspberrypi #microscope #toolhacks #education #upgrade

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Boeing Now Also Ordered to Fix Anti-Ice System on 737 Max, 787 Jets - America's Federal Aviation administration "will require a fix for a new 737 MAX de... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/03/03/0016230/boeing-now-also-ordered-to-fix-anti-ice-system-on-737-max-787-jets?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Can NASA Return Mars Samples to Earth? New Audit Raises Doubts - Space.com writes that NASA's plan to return samples from Mars to the earth "is fac... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/03/02/2243252/can-nasa-return-mars-samples-to-earth-new-audit-raises-doubts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #mars

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to windows

Microsoft Begins Adding 'Copilot' Icon to Windows 11 Taskbars - Microsoft is "delighted to introduce some useful new features" for its "Copilot Pr... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/03/02/2146213/microsoft-begins-adding-copilot-icon-to-windows-11-taskbars?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #windows

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to retrocomputing

It’s a CoCo! No, it’s an Apple II! - Original retrocomputing hardware is now decades old and showing its age, so the ch... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/02/its-a-coco-no-its-an-apple-ii/ #retrocomputing #apple2 #tandy #coco

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to science

New Study Shows Like-Charged Particles Attract or Repel in Solution - You know how like-charged objects repel — and do so regardless of the sign of thei... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/03/02/1851208/new-study-shows-like-charged-particles-attract-or-repel-in-solution?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #science

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to science

DIY Geophone Build Performs Well - If you want to know what’s going on with the ground, geologically speaking, a geop... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/02/diy-geophone-build-performs-well/ #seismicactivity #classichacks #geophone #science #geology #seismic

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to Starwars

Two New 'Star Wars' Movies Will Begin Filming - "The Mandalorian & Grogu and Daisy Ridley's untitled Star Wars movie have rece... - https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/24/03/02/049248/two-new-star-wars-movies-will-begin-filming?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #starwars

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

California gives Waymo the green light to expand robotaxi operations - Photo by Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Im... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/2/24088454/waymo-california-highway-expansion-los-angeles-bay-area

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to Youtube

Watch the Moment 43 Unionized YouTube Contractors Were All Laid Off - An anonymous Slashdot reader shared this report from The Washington:

A YouTube co... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/03/02/0638217/watch-the-moment-43-unionized-youtube-contractors-were-all-laid-off?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #youtube

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Amid tensions with Russia, SpaceX to launch another astronaut crew - The company’s eighth crew rotation mission for NASA is scheduled to lift off from the Ken... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/02/spacex-crew-8-space-station-russia/

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Threads' API Is Coming in June - In 2005 Gabe Rivera was a compiler software engineer at Intel — before starting th... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/03/02/0247258/threads-api-is-coming-in-june?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #social

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

HP Wants to Rent You a Printer That It’ll Monitor at All Times - HP’s “All-In Plan” requires a constant internet connection so that the company can see no... - https://www.wired.com/story/hp-all-in-plan-printer-subscription-service/ #gear/gearnewsandevents #inkagain #gear

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Apple is taking up to $150 off the Beats Studio Pro and Studio Buds Plus - The Apple-owned Beats Studio Pro support both iOS and Andr... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/2/24087574/beats-studio-pro-buds-plus-eufy-smarttrack-card-item-tracker-deal-sale

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Ransomware Attack Hampers Prescription Drug Sales at 90% of US Pharmacies - "A ransomware gang once thought to have been crippled by law enforcement has snarl... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/03/02/071229/ransomware-attack-hampers-prescription-drug-sales-at-90-of-us-pharmacies?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #crime

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Sometimes It’s the Little Things - I had one of those why-didn’t-I-think-of-it moments this week, reading this articl... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/02/sometimes-its-the-little-things/ #microcontrollers #i2caddressing #multiplexer #newsletter #clever #rants #i2c

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to Deals

9 Deals From the Discover Samsung Sale: Phones, Tablets, TVs - This week you can save on smartphones, tablets, headphones, and more. - https://www.wired.com/story/samsung-discover-spring-sales-event-2024/ #gear/deals #deals #gear

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to security

The Privacy Danger Lurking in Push Notifications - Plus: Apple warns about sideloading apps, a court orders NSO group to turn over the code ... - https://www.wired.com/story/push-notification-privacy-security-roundup/ #security/cyberattacksandhacks #security/nationalsecurity #security/securitynews #securityroundup #security

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Halo’s latest episode showed us the best a Spartan could be - Image: Adrienn Szabo / Paramount Plus

When Halo se... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/2/24087962/halo-paramount-plus-episode-five-aleria